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nations general assembly. where do you think it is? >> well, it is as is well-known as president abbas has said he will submit an application of full membership and to go to the security council. this is somebody set out in his speech at the end of this week. what is happening is of course we're all talking bit, we're all negotiating about it, we're all putting pressure behind the scenes, in our case in the cas of european countries such as britain trying to push thize ray lisa and the palestinians back into negotiations. and i strongly believe in a palestinian state alongside a security israel. the only way to bring th about is by agreemen between both sides. my advice to president abbas, going tohe secuty council to provide a vote doesn't provide the answer. that's not a course we have recommended because it bris you said in your introduction a veto from the unit states and nobody is any further fward. it is getting back to negotiations. what we're trying to do is actually to push it in more desirable direct
nations general assembly. where do you think it is? >> well, it is as is well-known as president abbas has said he will submit an application of full membership and to go to the security council. this is somebody set out in his speech at the end of this week. what is happening is of course we're all talking bit, we're all negotiating about it, we're all putting pressure behind the scenes, in our case in the cas of european countries such as britain trying to push thize ray lisa and the...
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at the united nations general assembly. in an ad to the wall street journal perry wrote, errors by the obama administration have encouraged the palestinians to take backward steps away from peace. the gop front runner is no stranger to israel. >> many i hope most americans realize that there's a part of the world where children are still being victimized. >> he is one of many leaders republicans to make trips to the jewish state. part of what some in washington call the israel primary. romney, huckabee and palin all made pilgrimages this year. when president obama proposed last spring that israel give up land and return to borders dating back to 1967 with its neighbors. >> it should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states. >> huckabee pounced on his tv show. >> shocking betrayal of israel all but told them that the one friend they could count on decided it take sides with the terrorists. >> for republicans it appeals to christian con serves
at the united nations general assembly. in an ad to the wall street journal perry wrote, errors by the obama administration have encouraged the palestinians to take backward steps away from peace. the gop front runner is no stranger to israel. >> many i hope most americans realize that there's a part of the world where children are still being victimized. >> he is one of many leaders republicans to make trips to the jewish state. part of what some in washington call the israel...
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nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his good to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not he do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of his role for this good does change the ground rules with many observers here saying that it heralds in a new time in terms of palestinian commitment to nonviolence we expect of us in his speech to talk about the fact that decades of negotiations with the israelis have yielded nothing in fact but many here say it has only resulted in israeli settlement expansion we also expect him to be assured both palestinians and the international community that the timing is right and that the palestinians are committed to a palestinian state that will co-exist peacefully alongside israel the center of the conflict of course the issue of land the question of this one and we've come upon
nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his good to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not he do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of his role for this good does change the ground rules with many observers here...
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states to address the united nations general assembly. the president is expected to speak of a whole bunch of issues. this is the president of brazil speaking. when she's done, the president of the united states will speak. but there's also breaking news we're following here in the cnn newsroom. the dramatic word that those two american hikers are, kyra are free. >> we're talking about josh bauer and shane fattal. they have been locked up by iran for two years now and they were convicted of spying, entering the country illegally, but a million dollars bail was paid, $500,000 for each hiker and now we are told that possibly they have walked out of that prison. we want to get to our cnn producer that's there in iran. have you been able to confirm if or not they got into those two cars that got through security and headed up to the gate? >> nobody saw the actual two hikers, but the two cars that went inside the prison to get them out came out with police escort. and so as far as we can tell, it is confirmed that they have been released, been
states to address the united nations general assembly. the president is expected to speak of a whole bunch of issues. this is the president of brazil speaking. when she's done, the president of the united states will speak. but there's also breaking news we're following here in the cnn newsroom. the dramatic word that those two american hikers are, kyra are free. >> we're talking about josh bauer and shane fattal. they have been locked up by iran for two years now and they were convicted...
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nhk world, new york. >>> world leaders have begun addressing the united nations general assembly in new york. among the issues up for discussion are nuclear safety and peace in the middle east. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon opened the session on wednesday by referring to the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> nuclear accidents do not respect national borders. we need strong international safety standards to prevent the future disasters. >> u.s. president barack obama expressed his objection for palestinian's bid for full u.n. membership. he said the country's independence will only be achieved through dialogue with israel, and that there can be no shortcut. the debates at the assembly will continue until next tuesday. >>> north and south korean officials have met but failed to narrow differences on ways to resume the six-party talks on the north's nuclear programs. north and south korean delegates to the six-party talks ended their first meeting in two months in beijing on wednesday. at the meeting, south korea insisted that the north first halt its uranium enrichm
nhk world, new york. >>> world leaders have begun addressing the united nations general assembly in new york. among the issues up for discussion are nuclear safety and peace in the middle east. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon opened the session on wednesday by referring to the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> nuclear accidents do not respect national borders. we need strong international safety standards to prevent the future disasters. >> u.s....
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as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program. the euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as its credit ratings downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis across europe. multiculturalism under the microscope turkey's president visits berlin trying to break down a wall of issues facing the immigrant community in germany.
as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program. the euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as its credit ratings downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis across europe. multiculturalism under the microscope turkey's president...
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president lee myung- bak is set to leave for new york tuesday... to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. upon his arrival on wednesday, korea time... president lee will receive the world statesman award presented by the appeal of conscience foundation... for his contribution to world peace, democracy and human rights. he will also make an official visit to the un headquarters... and deliver a keynote speech at the 66th un general assembly. on thursday... president lee is to make another keynote speech at a high-level nuclear safety meeting... aimed at discussing measures to ensure nuclear safety... and elaborating on the significance... of the upcoming 2012 nuclear security summit slated to be held in seoul. after wrapping up his new york trip... the korean leader will visit seattle to meet with korean residents there... before arriving samsung electronics' laptop computers have been winning excellent consumer reviews in the united states. consumer reports... a monthly magazine published by the us consumers union... has selected samsung's qx411 model and a comp
president lee myung- bak is set to leave for new york tuesday... to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. upon his arrival on wednesday, korea time... president lee will receive the world statesman award presented by the appeal of conscience foundation... for his contribution to world peace, democracy and human rights. he will also make an official visit to the un headquarters... and deliver a keynote speech at the 66th un general assembly. on thursday... president lee is...
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nations general assembly this morning we heard from president obama who in the midst of u.s. wars in afghanistan and iraq but more specific to obama the nato combat mission in libya because he greenlighted that one so despite all of those wars you talk a lot about peace. the pursuit of peace peace is more than just the absence of war a lasting peace. he says hurt people can live in sustained freedom dignity and security even as we proclaim our love for peace and our hatred of war. he says hard he says hard and when talking about conflicts in the arab world obama urged sanctions for syria while he took a much more cautious approach you could say to u.s. allies yemen and bahrain and also as a bid for a vote on palestinian statehood builds up in the united nations obama said it's not the body's role call tens of thousands of palestinians today rallied for it and palestine already one hundred twenty of the un's one hundred ninety three members recognize it as a state outside of the u.n. obama's speech of course coming to a year after he stood at that same podium pledging hopes fo
nations general assembly this morning we heard from president obama who in the midst of u.s. wars in afghanistan and iraq but more specific to obama the nato combat mission in libya because he greenlighted that one so despite all of those wars you talk a lot about peace. the pursuit of peace peace is more than just the absence of war a lasting peace. he says hurt people can live in sustained freedom dignity and security even as we proclaim our love for peace and our hatred of war. he says hard...
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nations general assembly has a long history of thought provoking speeches highlighting critical issues of the day so what memorable moments will come out of this year's meeting r t will be on the ground and we'll continue our coverage of the u.n. g.a. . and there's an eight hundred pound gorilla in the room also known as the u.s. veto capability with president obama promising to nix any intentions of hellcity and statehood what exactly will come out of this meeting of the minds those are just a few of the stories that we have on tap for you next week along with more news and in-depth interviews so i want to thank you so much for watching that is going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to r.t. dot com slash usa and catch my full interview with best seller gosling author and entrepreneur matthew lesko as well as all the guests featured on the show today also check out our you tube page you've got com slash r t america you should also follow me on twitter at franzi i do want to thank you so much for watching i'm christine for us now.
nations general assembly has a long history of thought provoking speeches highlighting critical issues of the day so what memorable moments will come out of this year's meeting r t will be on the ground and we'll continue our coverage of the u.n. g.a. . and there's an eight hundred pound gorilla in the room also known as the u.s. veto capability with president obama promising to nix any intentions of hellcity and statehood what exactly will come out of this meeting of the minds those are just a...
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nations general assembly has finished its sixty sixth session but still many questions have been left unanswered including that what's the deal with the palestinian bid for statehood so as the world waits to see if a new country will be added to united nations next r.v. correspondent marina point i give up the events from last week. it was a weeklong gathering of the world's most polluted police powerful people were part of the united nations. the pursuit of peace. imperfect world america's nobel prize winning president said in an ideal tone as the sixty sixth session of the un general assembly open yet at the heart of almost all diplomatic dialogue. demonstrations and media attention was the palestinian pursuit of official u.n. membership then i don't want the arab peoples of whom they wish for democracy in the arab spring the time is now for the palestinians when the time for independence . supported by the majority of u.n. member states president mahmoud abbas submitted an application for statehood historical bit the us a staunch ally of israel now to block with a security council
nations general assembly has finished its sixty sixth session but still many questions have been left unanswered including that what's the deal with the palestinian bid for statehood so as the world waits to see if a new country will be added to united nations next r.v. correspondent marina point i give up the events from last week. it was a weeklong gathering of the world's most polluted police powerful people were part of the united nations. the pursuit of peace. imperfect world america's...
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know the united nations general assembly is underway and our team will be in new york city covering all the events live next week but before we make our way to the big apple we want to give you some insight into what you n.g.a. will be covering during its sixty six session one of the biggest talking points this year of course is expected to be the palestinian bid for statehood well today palestinian president mahmoud abbas officially set a date for when he will submit his formal request in a televised speech i was announced he will head to the security council right after his u.n. g.a. speech hoping to receive full membership into the council now many are predicting this could be a diplomatic showdown but as r.t. correspondent hollis there reports many israeli settlers couldn't care less about the situation. has been so many decisions to clear them to you and. that have absolutely no meaning and are baseless un and wanted nobody's home but palestinians say they'll be the ones now going home and like it or not niger and other israeli settlers will soon find themselves citizens of palesti
know the united nations general assembly is underway and our team will be in new york city covering all the events live next week but before we make our way to the big apple we want to give you some insight into what you n.g.a. will be covering during its sixty six session one of the biggest talking points this year of course is expected to be the palestinian bid for statehood well today palestinian president mahmoud abbas officially set a date for when he will submit his formal request in a...
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president obama spoke to the united nations general assembly today act with leaders from around the world the message he delivered is one of peace but one which of knowledge the reality of a world right now gripped by war and strife. the fact is peace is heart but our people demand it over nearly seven decades even as the united nations helps of hurt a third world war we still live in a world scarred by conflict and plagued by poverty even as we proclaim our love for peace and our hatred of war there are still convulsions in our world that in danger us all up but the president did herald the many achievements the world has seen over the last year and the emergence of an independent south sudan a successful democratic transition of government in the ivory coast so the arab spring the middle east and libya and there were some tense moments when the president called out those areas where more work needs to be done namely iran and syria. and iran we've seen a government the refuses to recognize the rights of its own people as we meet here today men and women and children are being tortured de
president obama spoke to the united nations general assembly today act with leaders from around the world the message he delivered is one of peace but one which of knowledge the reality of a world right now gripped by war and strife. the fact is peace is heart but our people demand it over nearly seven decades even as the united nations helps of hurt a third world war we still live in a world scarred by conflict and plagued by poverty even as we proclaim our love for peace and our hatred of war...
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president of the general assembly, of the united nations, mr. secretary-general of the united nations, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, at the outset i extend my congratulations to his excellency on his assumption of the presidency of the assembly for this session and i wish him every success. today i extend my sincere congratulations on behalf of the palestine liberation organization and the palestinian people to the government and people of south sudan for its deserved admission as a full member of the united nations wishing them progress and prosperity. i also congratulate the secretary-general, his excellency, mr. ban ki-moon for his election to a new term as the head of the united nations. this renewal of confidence reflects the world's appreciation for his efforts which have strengthened the role of the united nations. excellencies, the question of palestine is intricately linked with the united nations via the resolutions adopted by its various organizations and agencies and through the essential and lauded role of the united nations r
president of the general assembly, of the united nations, mr. secretary-general of the united nations, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, at the outset i extend my congratulations to his excellency on his assumption of the presidency of the assembly for this session and i wish him every success. today i extend my sincere congratulations on behalf of the palestine liberation organization and the palestinian people to the government and people of south sudan for its deserved admission as a full...
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nations general assembly meeting the palestinians determined to bring their bid for statehood up for a vote now what exactly will this mean for the united states and the stray show and more details in just a few moments and while democrats are calling for everyone to pay their fair share the g.o.p. face to remain hell bent on letting corporations skip out on the crowds and i believe take home break down exactly who needs to shut up and pay up. that's going to be a more interesting un meeting of in the years before the battle for palestinian statehood is officially coming to the united nations next week palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is expected to submit the paperwork sometime next week possibly on the twenty third of september setting up a diplomatic showdown that the u.s. and israel have been scrambling scrambling to avert now currently the palestinian authority is considered to be a quote observer entity not an observer state within the u.n. which means it's not really granted any of the kinds of rights that other member nations get like for example the right to vot
nations general assembly meeting the palestinians determined to bring their bid for statehood up for a vote now what exactly will this mean for the united states and the stray show and more details in just a few moments and while democrats are calling for everyone to pay their fair share the g.o.p. face to remain hell bent on letting corporations skip out on the crowds and i believe take home break down exactly who needs to shut up and pay up. that's going to be a more interesting un meeting of...
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president lee myung-bak leaves for new york to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties question officials from the financial services commission over the recent savings banks scandal on the second day of the annual audits of government ministries. a report says north korea has carried out cyber attacks on south korea's national health and welfare database system more than 40 times this year. that's nearly four times the figure in 2010. and standard and poor's cuts italy's long and short-term sovereign debt ratings by one notch citing the country's weakening growth prospects. hello and welcome. in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin whiting. president lee myung-bak left for the united states on tuesday... to attend the un general assembly... as well as a high-level nuclear safety meeting in new york. on the sidelines of the meetings,... president lee will hold summit talks with other heads of state and make a stop in seattle before returning home on saturday. arirang's yoo ji-hae tells us more. president lee my
president lee myung-bak leaves for new york to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties question officials from the financial services commission over the recent savings banks scandal on the second day of the annual audits of government ministries. a report says north korea has carried out cyber attacks on south korea's national health and welfare database system more than 40 times this year. that's nearly four times the...
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nations general assembly versus the un security council certainly we we were there last week in and week before in new york and saw this gathering of you know this immense gathering of all these countries i want to get your take on the power and the influence of these annual meetings a lot of people that we've spoken to said you know it's nice to see everybody get together but how you know what actually comes out of. well what comes out of it is that this layout of a lot cited power relations within the u.n. the u.n. was the only reason the un exists is because the victors in world war two insisted on a veto in the security council or otherwise they were going to join this thing and that veto powers come back to essentially emasculate the organization so that's why israel can do what it does because it's protected right it is simply protected from international hundred nation and international law by a great power patron and it's done primarily by exercising movietone in the security council so the general assembly doesn't have a whole lot of power you know i think in practical term
nations general assembly versus the un security council certainly we we were there last week in and week before in new york and saw this gathering of you know this immense gathering of all these countries i want to get your take on the power and the influence of these annual meetings a lot of people that we've spoken to said you know it's nice to see everybody get together but how you know what actually comes out of. well what comes out of it is that this layout of a lot cited power relations...
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nations general assembly and the united nations human rights counsel. though it's said reform is intended to put an end to polarization and double standards in dealing with human rights issues, there's still remaining the reality whereby specific countries are selected for discussion on their human right situations where as major human right violaters are passed over in silence all in accord of the west and criteria of western values. it is our view that the reform process of the human rights body should be intensified so as to enhance the system to ensure freedoms on the rights of peoples of all countries respecting their diverse history and culture, ideas, and systems. meanwhile, progress has been made in the field of sustainable development. one of the three goals set by the u.n. over the last two decades following the real declaration on development; however, we still face tremendous challenges. we considered the u.n. conference on sustain the development to be held in 2012 should take steps for the peaceful environment for development, establishmen
nations general assembly and the united nations human rights counsel. though it's said reform is intended to put an end to polarization and double standards in dealing with human rights issues, there's still remaining the reality whereby specific countries are selected for discussion on their human right situations where as major human right violaters are passed over in silence all in accord of the west and criteria of western values. it is our view that the reform process of the human rights...
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so the plan that after his address at the united nations general assembly he would officially request that the u.n. consider the palestinian request. >> and will the petition designate pre-'67 borders, as well as east jerusalem as the capital? >> well, i'm not that familiar with the exact language of the draft resolution but i strongly believe that it will reiterate long-standing palestinian position. it will talk about the palestinian state in the west bank, the gaza strip with east jerusalem as its capital. it will call for two-state solution, two states, israel and palestine, living side by side in peace and security. and i believe it will also emphasize the need for negotiations to resolve the outstanding issues. >> you know that diplomatically this is very hard for the united states which, if it comes before the security council, as far as we know, is going to veto this idea. they have said this will undermine negotiations israel says it will set back the palestinian cause. is there anything right now that could be presented to you -- because lots of meetings are going on -- that
so the plan that after his address at the united nations general assembly he would officially request that the u.n. consider the palestinian request. >> and will the petition designate pre-'67 borders, as well as east jerusalem as the capital? >> well, i'm not that familiar with the exact language of the draft resolution but i strongly believe that it will reiterate long-standing palestinian position. it will talk about the palestinian state in the west bank, the gaza strip with...
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also the first woman to give the opening address at the united nations general assembly meeting. >> she is a cancer survivor, as well. dr. sanjay gupta joins us live from the united nations. this woman is an amazing person. what do you know about her? >> well, the number of obstacles she had to overcome really remarkable. you should remember that name, as you said, brazil's first female president. this woman, who was a revolutionary back in the '70s part of the left wing guerilla move lt. she was captured and told never to be part of government again. she rebounded from that and became a governor of one of the states over there and eventually chief of staff to the president and now the president. she also, in the middle of last few years, developed nonhodgkins lymphoma and got treated. the famous speech where she lifted her wig to say, look, i got treated. i am now in remission from this disease. she's quite a figure in brazil and, you know, a human factor in terms of all the obstacles she's overcome. >> sanjay, what is she expected to say when she addresses the united nations today? >>
also the first woman to give the opening address at the united nations general assembly meeting. >> she is a cancer survivor, as well. dr. sanjay gupta joins us live from the united nations. this woman is an amazing person. what do you know about her? >> well, the number of obstacles she had to overcome really remarkable. you should remember that name, as you said, brazil's first female president. this woman, who was a revolutionary back in the '70s part of the left wing guerilla...
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president obama was here for the united nations general assembly. at the same time, clinton was presiding over his clinton global initiative. i sat down with him for a wide-ranging interview and i asked him about a controversial remark by one of his former top cam taken advisors. james carville, a man you know well, our cnn contributor, democratic strategist, worked with you for a long time. he says it's time for the president and the white house to panic, to fire people, to indict people. he's just seeing what is happening on special election here in new york city. you think carville is right? >> no. i think that, first, it's never a good thing for the president to panic. i think they need to focus as much as they can on like what we did now when we just announced at the afl-cio and the american federation of teachers and pension fans and allies are doing what the banking system should be doing. they're out there -- they are funding major building retro fits. they're going to put thousands and thousands of people to work. and that's what i think we
president obama was here for the united nations general assembly. at the same time, clinton was presiding over his clinton global initiative. i sat down with him for a wide-ranging interview and i asked him about a controversial remark by one of his former top cam taken advisors. james carville, a man you know well, our cnn contributor, democratic strategist, worked with you for a long time. he says it's time for the president and the white house to panic, to fire people, to indict people. he's...
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nations general assembly... and a high -level nuclear safety city... and also stop by seattle on the way back... for a meeting with korean residents there. during his three-day stay in new york,... president lee is to make an official visit to the un headquarters,... celebrating korea's 20th anniversary since joining the organization,... and deliver a keynote speech at the 66th un general assembly. there, he is expected to express korea's commitment to support the un's efforts to promote peace and security, democracy, and human rights,... while proposing his vision on pursuing "ecosystemic development" internationally. ecosystemic development is a new model for market economy president lee proposed in his liberation day speech on august 15th... referring to narrowing the social gap, instead of increasing it, and seeking a humane society in which people embrace each other. the korean leader will also attend a dinner hosted by un secretary-general ban ki-moon... to exchange views on current international issues and pending matters regarding the un... and hold summit talks with at least
nations general assembly... and a high -level nuclear safety city... and also stop by seattle on the way back... for a meeting with korean residents there. during his three-day stay in new york,... president lee is to make an official visit to the un headquarters,... celebrating korea's 20th anniversary since joining the organization,... and deliver a keynote speech at the 66th un general assembly. there, he is expected to express korea's commitment to support the un's efforts to promote peace...
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. >>> our yes question from the gps challenges where was the first united nations general assembly? was it a, san francisco, b, new york, c, london, or d, geneva? stay tuned. we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gps for ten more questions while there check out our website, the global public square, find smart entires and takes by our favorite experts and follow us on twitter and facebook. i've just finished reading a great book, it's jack wetterford's the making of the modern world. my book of the week. weatherford makes you understand that genghis kahn's territory was the roman empire of europe, conquered russia, india and more. he was in his day a great modernizer, fascinating greek. the last look. we all like our comforts of home, even world leaders. colonel gadhafi traveled, reporter traveled with her own bed, president bush had his own pillow, such needs almost caused a diplomatic incident. australia's foreign minister wanted to bring his beloved breakfast treat to new york with him. according to mr. rudd's twitter feed the airport authorities in new y
. >>> our yes question from the gps challenges where was the first united nations general assembly? was it a, san francisco, b, new york, c, london, or d, geneva? stay tuned. we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gps for ten more questions while there check out our website, the global public square, find smart entires and takes by our favorite experts and follow us on twitter and facebook. i've just finished reading a great book, it's jack wetterford's the...
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nations general assembly. the president blasting ron and syria on human rights violations talking about the role of the u.s. and iraq and afghanistan and now talking about israel and palestine and pushing for peace as the palestinian president is trying to push the u.n. security council to recognize palestinian statehood. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. >> called the cloud cover and a fall. along the coast are not singing in land. as a result hot temperatures this afternoon. livermore will probably reach 100. redwood 100. all of these cities have, the possibility about triple digits. all and all once again a hot day. by noon and 90 degree weather. by 3:00 p.m. look at the purple coming in for the delta and livermore. those locations are expecting triple digits. the only place we get relief is along the coastline. the rest of the bay will be in 70's, 80's, 90's and near 100. here is a look at the 7 day forecast. we expect the hot weather to continue for the next couple of days and gr
nations general assembly. the president blasting ron and syria on human rights violations talking about the role of the u.s. and iraq and afghanistan and now talking about israel and palestine and pushing for peace as the palestinian president is trying to push the u.n. security council to recognize palestinian statehood. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. >> called the cloud cover and a fall. along the coast are not singing in land. as a result hot temperatures...
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and in a related development, the united nation's general assembly voted to give libya's seat to the national transitional council, made up of former rebels. back in the u.s., president obama today signed into law the first major overhaul of the nation's patent system in nearly 60 years. the america invents act is designed to streamline the patent process, reduce costly legal battles, and give the patent office more money to process applications faster. that office currently takes an average of three years to approve a patent. at a signing ceremony in alexandria, virginia, the president said the bipartisan law would help bring products to market faster and spur innovation. on wall street today, stocks closed strong, managing their first five-day winning streak since july. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 76 points to close at 11,509. the nasdaq rose 15 points to close above 2,622. for the week, the dow gained nearly 5%; the nasdaq rose more than 6%. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn again to egypt. margaret warner con
and in a related development, the united nation's general assembly voted to give libya's seat to the national transitional council, made up of former rebels. back in the u.s., president obama today signed into law the first major overhaul of the nation's patent system in nearly 60 years. the america invents act is designed to streamline the patent process, reduce costly legal battles, and give the patent office more money to process applications faster. that office currently takes an average of...
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. >>> our question this week from the gps challenge is, where was the first united nations general assembly? was it, a, san francisco, b, new york, c, london, or d, geneva? stay tuned, we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gm for ten more questions. while you're there check out theglobalpublicsquare and find interviews and takes by some of our favorite expert. don't forget, you can follow us on twitter and facebook. i've just finished reading jack weatherford's "genghis khan and the making of the modern world." my book of the world. weatherford really makes you understand that genghis khan's territory was the roman empire of asia. he conquered the lands that make up china, russia, india, and much more. we now think of genghis khan as a barbarian, but he was a great modernizer, fascinating read. now for the last look. we all like our comforts of home, even world leaders. colonel gadhafi always traveled with his tents. queen victoria reportedly traveled with her own bed. president bush had his own pillow. but such needs almost caused a diplomatic incident this week. a
. >>> our question this week from the gps challenge is, where was the first united nations general assembly? was it, a, san francisco, b, new york, c, london, or d, geneva? stay tuned, we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gm for ten more questions. while you're there check out theglobalpublicsquare and find interviews and takes by some of our favorite expert. don't forget, you can follow us on twitter and facebook. i've just finished reading jack weatherford's...
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today president obama told the united nations general assembly that the united states, our country, would not support the palestinian bid to create a state through the u.n. opposing something many of the country's allies in the arab world strongly support. let's watch our president. >> peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. >> he also used the occasion of his 47-minute address to defend israel in front of a body that has been, and we all know, this historically hostile to israel. let's listen. >> america's commitment to israel's security is unshakeable. our friendship with israel is deep and enduring. israel, a small country of less than 8 million people, look out at a world where leaders of much larger nations threaten to wipe it off the map. the jewish people carry the burden of centuries of exile and persecution and fresh memories of knowing that 6 million people were killed simply because of who they are. >> howard, you know, i've done some looking up on this like we all have, his poli
today president obama told the united nations general assembly that the united states, our country, would not support the palestinian bid to create a state through the u.n. opposing something many of the country's allies in the arab world strongly support. let's watch our president. >> peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. >> he also used the occasion of his 47-minute address to...
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look for a showdown at the united nations when the general assembly meets this week. the issue, a permanent home for the palestinians. palestinian leaders plan to ask the u.n. to recognize an independent state of palestine. the u.s. objects, may use its veto in the security council. the obama administration says negotiation is the only path to statehood for palestinians. >>> and the late senator ted kennedy's only daughter kara died of a heart attack friday. she was 51 years old. you see her here accepting her ailing father's presidential medal of freedom shortly before his death in 2009. according to the family, she collapsed after her daily workout. she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003 but overcame that illness. >>> freedom continues to be on hold for those two, the two american hikers in prison in iran. their attorney says he hopes shane bauer and josh fattal will be released soon. they've been in jail for more than two years, accused of spying, something they've always denied. iranian law requires two judges to sign their release. so far only one has. and cn
look for a showdown at the united nations when the general assembly meets this week. the issue, a permanent home for the palestinians. palestinian leaders plan to ask the u.n. to recognize an independent state of palestine. the u.s. objects, may use its veto in the security council. the obama administration says negotiation is the only path to statehood for palestinians. >>> and the late senator ted kennedy's only daughter kara died of a heart attack friday. she was 51 years old. you...
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nations general assembly. that is happening in new york. everything from the teetering global markets, famine in somalia, all those things on the table. but after a year of seismic changes, big decisions, the power plays could really be happening behind closed doors. yes. those side meetings. president obama has been meeting privately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he's going to meet with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas separately later today. abbas is expected to demand statehood this friday in front of the general assembly. that's something neither the u.s. or israel wants to see happen without having a hand in the negotiations. so the president made his own address to the general assembly about all that this morning. >> i know that many are frustrated by the lack of progress. i assure you, so am i. but the question isn't the goal that we seek. the question is, how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. >> i
nations general assembly. that is happening in new york. everything from the teetering global markets, famine in somalia, all those things on the table. but after a year of seismic changes, big decisions, the power plays could really be happening behind closed doors. yes. those side meetings. president obama has been meeting privately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he's going to meet with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas separately later today. abbas is expected to demand...
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assembly of the united nations. i also would like to express my thanks for this excellency ban ki moon for his re-election as secretary-general. i stand today before you, excellencies, feeling sadness for the loss of more than 30,000 martryrs. they sacrificed their lives in my country. their sacred blood was shed to y for a new histor for th the new libya. by the same token, i bow to the mothers, who today know that their sons sacrifice was just and rightful. had events been repeated, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters would have done the very same to write the same history. from this rostrum, let is a moot, all those martyrs whose blood was shed, all mothers and fathers and john kasich. i salute the wounded in hospitals inside and outside libya. mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, two years ago. in this very hall, in this very spot, moammar gaddafi stood before you tearing the charter of the united nations. in a pathetic, theatrical move, one that flouts international values as if those rules that govern the wor
assembly of the united nations. i also would like to express my thanks for this excellency ban ki moon for his re-election as secretary-general. i stand today before you, excellencies, feeling sadness for the loss of more than 30,000 martryrs. they sacrificed their lives in my country. their sacred blood was shed to y for a new histor for th the new libya. by the same token, i bow to the mothers, who today know that their sons sacrifice was just and rightful. had events been repeated, mothers,...
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the sixty six general assembly of the united nations isn't full swing a lot of issues are on the table of course but the key one with planning to raise the question of becoming an independent state being recognized by the united nations on a friday and there is definitely a lot of uncertainty when it comes to this issue since. the u.s. president barack obama said that he wants to see an independent palestine and so who is really authorities by actually met with both the is really leadership and palestinian authorities as well and it seems that the u.s. and israel are on the same page when it comes to seeing an independent palestine in the future of what they say that this can only be done through dialogue through negotiations specifically between palestine and israel while it is planning to take this issue to the united nations and president obama said that the u.s. is not a place where this independent palestinian state could be born and so the u.s. has been threatening that it would veto such a resolution or recognizing that as an independent country meanwhile russia has been persuad
the sixty six general assembly of the united nations isn't full swing a lot of issues are on the table of course but the key one with planning to raise the question of becoming an independent state being recognized by the united nations on a friday and there is definitely a lot of uncertainty when it comes to this issue since. the u.s. president barack obama said that he wants to see an independent palestine and so who is really authorities by actually met with both the is really leadership and...
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this week we saw a lot of action of the united nations as world leaders came to new york for the general assembly as usual when speeches were given for international consumption weird a lot of platitudes being given we heard a lot of talk from president obama about democracy human rights freedom around the world and he specifically refer to the arab spring to the u.s. the support of the people struggle in egypt and in tunisia even if that support was retroactive he said that after forty two years of moammar gadhafi is rule after only six months of battle libya's three forget about the fact that there is still a civil war that's going on there but all in all his speech sounded much like what we heard when the war in libya has begun we are given the u.s. could not stand idly by and that's why we have to act now of course we've been pointing out for months that logic doesn't necessarily fit when you launch a war in libya and then sit idly by while civilians are killed by their own governments in syria yemen and bahrain only recently we saw the stance on syria change around economic sanction
this week we saw a lot of action of the united nations as world leaders came to new york for the general assembly as usual when speeches were given for international consumption weird a lot of platitudes being given we heard a lot of talk from president obama about democracy human rights freedom around the world and he specifically refer to the arab spring to the u.s. the support of the people struggle in egypt and in tunisia even if that support was retroactive he said that after forty two...
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general assembly with hopes of convincing the palestinians to take a different path to recognition. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. 18 years of failed negotiations. so now he is petitioning. but the white house says that the white house will veto, will block that effort. president obama is set to sit down with benjamin netanyahu but the white house says there's no plans to meet with the palestinian president abbas. the white house is saying there is only one two-stay solution here and it is through peace negotiations that have broken do down. there was some encouragement by the arab uprising. to get those peace talks started again. >> thanks. >>> yesterday in a direct challenge to the gop, president obama laid out his plan to balance the budget. taking aim at america's richest. republicans made it clear his proposal won't get any support from them. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: president obama chat challenging republicans. >> this is not class warfare. it's math. >> reporter: to reduce the deficit, $3 trillion, the president
general assembly with hopes of convincing the palestinians to take a different path to recognition. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. 18 years of failed negotiations. so now he is petitioning. but the white house says that the white house will veto, will block that effort. president obama is set to sit down with benjamin netanyahu but the white house says there's no plans to meet with the palestinian president abbas. the white house is saying there...
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general assembly and a. effectively endorsed, got involved in domestic american politics. you wouldn't like that if an american politician went to israel on the eve of elections and got involved in israeli politics? >> no, no, i wouldn't. i don't like this either. but it's -- you know, i have to tell you something, when i get to the point that i can control the knesset members, including my own party, it will be a good day. >> you didn't know he was coming to new york and join rick perry at that news conference? >> no, i didn't know that. >> if you would have known, what would you have told him? >> i would have told him stay out of america's politics. >> that's the tradition. >> it still is. >> didn't look like it. >> we're a vibrant democracy. that means any knesset member, any member of congress, any senator, can say whatever they want. most of them, most of them are more careful, some of them are more adventurous. that doesn't reflect the governments position. certainly doesn't reflect my position. we're
general assembly and a. effectively endorsed, got involved in domestic american politics. you wouldn't like that if an american politician went to israel on the eve of elections and got involved in israeli politics? >> no, no, i wouldn't. i don't like this either. but it's -- you know, i have to tell you something, when i get to the point that i can control the knesset members, including my own party, it will be a good day. >> you didn't know he was coming to new york and join rick...
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nations general assembly, knowing he's going to be asked about this a lot, it's an embarrassment. he clearly wanted it cleared before that happened, and it does seem to be a sign of tension between the two branches of government. that's not uncommon in the iranian system. jenna: it'll be interesting to to see how this plays out. ahmadinejad speaks on thursday, one report i read today is that he's trying to appeal to the moderate middle class in iran which will be an interesting pattern if if that is, indeed, the case. jerry, nice to have you and such interesting perspective. thank you for sharing that story with us. >> happy to be with you. jon: some breaking news out of germany and a chain reaction tragedy. a major train collision with many people hurt. a nearby car accident may be to blame. >>> plus, senator lindsey graham joining us to talk about the president eat trillion dollar deficit plan. the senator says the president's tax hike will be, quote, dead on arrival, on capitol hill. we'll talk to him just ahead. accept it. you can't change the way banking works. just accept it
nations general assembly, knowing he's going to be asked about this a lot, it's an embarrassment. he clearly wanted it cleared before that happened, and it does seem to be a sign of tension between the two branches of government. that's not uncommon in the iranian system. jenna: it'll be interesting to to see how this plays out. ahmadinejad speaks on thursday, one report i read today is that he's trying to appeal to the moderate middle class in iran which will be an interesting pattern if if...
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general assembly school of grand ideas reminders of what the united nations is supposed to be about lasting peace out holding human rights around the world and more than once we heard the president say that peace is hard the peace is more than just the absence of war but if you think of the world today you have to start wondering if our leaders have decided that war is easier than peace especially in cases where there might be other strategic interests involved in the nato out led operation in libya approved by a u.n. resolution that was extended for another three months today afghanistan iraq drug wars information wars wars against whistleblowers they've all been piling up and then here in the u.s. are supported by both republicans and democrats alike joining me parser here in new york to discuss this hording contributing editor of legal and national security matters for harper's. magazine scott i want to thank you for joining us tonight and first starters you know when you listen to president obama's speech today did you feel like it was a really unique speech that there is something so d
general assembly school of grand ideas reminders of what the united nations is supposed to be about lasting peace out holding human rights around the world and more than once we heard the president say that peace is hard the peace is more than just the absence of war but if you think of the world today you have to start wondering if our leaders have decided that war is easier than peace especially in cases where there might be other strategic interests involved in the nato out led operation in...